PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
France
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Italy
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Cities
Ferrara
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Naples
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Paris
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
11
1
12
1
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
1
7
1
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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